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2. The male voice in Cello belongs to string instruments which contains four strings and it is commonly made of wood. Cello is popularly used as an indispensible role no matter in orchestral work or in chamber music. With the cello often being described as the instrument whose sound is closest to the male voice. © Copyright Reserved Excellence Publication Company Limited 2012

3. Beside violin, cello have the largest chance to play in solo among all string instruments Mainly plays the bass part An orchestra commonly contains three to ten cello players Almost all of the orchestra, symphony and chamber works will contains a part for cello. © Copyright Reserved Excellence Publication Company Limited 2012

4. Bow Rosin Bridge Strings The notation of cello is generally marked in bass clef (F Clef). © Copyright Reserved Excellence Publication Company Limited 2012

5. Is Cello have the biggest size through the bowed string instruments? No. Cello is the second biggest string instruments compare to the others. Double bass Cello Viola Violin © Copyright Reserved Excellence Publication Company Limited 2012

6. What is the function of endpin? The length of an endpin can be adjusted. It is used as a support for the cello itself and to relax the cellists. © Copyright Reserved Excellence Publication Company Limited 2012

7. Are the strings of the cello same as the viola’s? The cello and viola both have four strings : C, G, D, A, but the sound of the cello is lower for an octave than the viola produced. Cello A D G C Viola A D G C © Copyright Reserved Excellence Publication Company Limited 2012

8. Is it true that cello contains six strings initially? The ancestor of cello is called “viola degamba”. It contains six strings at all, but its size is smaller than the cello nowadays and the radian of its body is less in shape. © Copyright Reserved Excellence Publication Company Limited 2012

9. Vibrates the strings to produce sounds by the bow. Steadies the cello between the knees with the endpin holding the cello. Unlike violinist and violist need to use a thumb to hold the instrument, the cellist can use all of the five fingers to tip the strings, especially for some high-pitched parts. The cello can produce sounds by bowing, plucking the strings and tapping the strings with bow. © Copyright Reserved Excellence Publication Company Limited 2012

10. Pablo Casals (1876 － 1973 ） Domenico Gabrielli (1651 或 1659 － 1690) Jacqueline Du Pre (1945 － 1987) Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich (1927—2007) Yo-yo Ma (1955—) Casals Du Pre Rostropovich © Copyright Reserved Excellence Publication Company Limited 2012

11. F. J. Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major Camille Saint-Saens : Cello concerto No.1 in A minor J. S. Bach: Suite for Cello No.1 Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor © Copyright Reserved Excellence Publication Company Limited 2012